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The bells of All Saints Church in Worcester.

Edward Stourton profiles Labour MP Margaret Hodge, who is enjoying an Indian summer in her political life. Show more

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Mark Tully discusses the moral issues raised by debt in the financial crisis. With advice from Alvin Hall, music by Handel and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

To celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day, Trai Anfield visits Coombes Valley in Staffordshire to experience the sound spectacle that is a dawn chorus in oak woodland. Show more

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Religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton. Includes a report from Australia on a new political party and a discussion about assisted dying. Show more

James McAvoy presents an appeal on behalf of Retrak. Show more

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The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

Fr Aidan Rossiter CJ is the preacher at this Mass for the 6th Sunday of Easter with St George's College Weybridge Chamber Choir, BBC Songs of Praise Senior School Choir of 2012. Show more

John Gray draws on a story by Walter de la Mare to argue that the prevailing creed of scientific materialism is a 'simple-minded philosophy' too limited for an unknowable world. Show more

Sunday morning magazine programme.

Josh has a proposition, and Matt receives some interesting information. Show more

David Mitchell invites Henning Wehn, Katherine Ryan, Graeme Garden and Lloyd Langford to hide truths in lies. From April 2013. Show more

Inside one kitchen, 13 strangers from all over Europe share food and stories. Hear why cous-cous can spark conversation and how a Bulgarian dish can tell your fortune. Show more

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The latest national and international news, including an in-depth look at events around the world. Email: wato@bbc.co.uk; twitter: #theworldthisweekend.

Emma Barnett asks what rights we have to our online life, and what implications pressing the delete button has on how we record events and write history. Show more

The team visits the East Malling Research Centre in Kent, with Eric Robson in the chair. Matthew Wilson, Bob Flowerdew and Christine Walkden are on the panel. Show more

Fi Glover with conversations recorded by school children as part of the Listening Project Schools Pilot. They talk about their lives and their parents, friends and grandparents. Show more

4 Extra Debut. James Golspie proposes to save the City firm of Twigg and Dersingham, but he may not be all he seems. Stars Henry Goodman. Show more

The national poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke discusses her collection Ice with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Recorded at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Show more

Roger McGough with poetry requests read by John Mackay. Poems praising the heavenly and the everyday, with work by RS Thomas, Paula Meehan, George Barker and Leontia Flynn. Show more

Could obesity be partly the result of an addiction to eating? Sally Marlow explores the latest evidence and asks how radical the solutions should be. Show more

Edward Stourton profiles Labour MP Margaret Hodge, who is enjoying an Indian summer in her political life. Show more

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Sheila McClennon chooses the best of BBC Radio this week. Show more

Jill has a plan, and Peggy gets hold of the wrong end of the stick. Show more

Poet and comic, Tim Key sleuths out what makes a great literary opening line. With Mark Watson and Joe Dunthorne. From 2013. Show more

Tim Harford talks to a student whose work raises questions about austerity policies. Plus Margaret Thatcher in numbers, The Magic Flute, and birds + windows = ? Show more

Matthew Bannister on country star George Jones, Labour Party general secretary Jim Mortimer, film star Deanna Durbin, cellist Janos Starker and co-housing campaigner Sarah Berger. Show more

What lenders are doing to help customers with interest-only mortgages, why fuel bills are set to rise for low users, and peering into the future. Finance news with Paul Lewis. Show more

James McAvoy presents an appeal on behalf of Retrak. Show more

Millions of young people want to work but do not know where to find it. A clutch of them tell their stories to Peter Day, and a panel of experts. Show more

Preview of the week's political agenda at Westminster with MPs, experts and commentators. Discussion of the issues politicians are grappling with in the corridors of power.

Hugo Rifkind of the Times analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories. Show more

Director Pedro Almodovar tells Francine Stock his raunchy new comedy I'm So Excited is a commentary on Spanish politics. Actor Tom Courtenay looks back at Billy Liar, 50 years on. Show more

Mark Tully discusses the moral issues raised by debt in the financial crisis. With advice from Alvin Hall, music by Handel and readings by Harriet Walter and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

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Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research conducted by BBC Lab UK and social scientists. Plus a tribute to the criminologist Geoff Pearson. Show more

The bells of All Saints Church in Worcester.

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